You may have noticed the reduced frequency of postings on this blog. There's a reason for that: I've been VERY busy setting up my own business. That's right: I'm leaving Ogilvy end of this week to start my own business as an independent email and social marketing consultant :-)
It was not an easy decision to make and those that know me a bit better, know that it's something that has been on my mind for quite a while now.
As an independent consultant I will help my clients to figure out how to make the best use of social media and email marketing. The services that I will be offering as from January include giving advice, coaching and conducting in-house workshops, brainstorming and training sessions on topics such as:
- Getting started with email marketing
- Getting smarter about email marketing
- Choosing the right email marketing platform
- Creating effective email marketing strategies
- Designing email templates
- Email coding best practices
- Growing your email list
- Making sure your emails arrive in the inbox
- Integrating email into the marketing mix
- How to use/engage with social media and social networking in a business environment
- and lots more...
What does this mean for this blog? Nothing really. I will continue to read email marketing articles and I will continue to post the best and most interesting bits and pieces on my blog, like I have been doing for nearly 4 years now. Wish me luck! And if you want to hire me, let me know :-)
Tamara Gielen is an independent email and digital direct marketing
consultant with over 10 years of experience in online, email and direct marketing. 
I wish you the best of luck.
Buy low, sell high, collect early, pay late. ;)
Posted by: Judd | Jan 09, 2009 at 01:22 AM
I look forward to your posts and conclusions about integrating email into the marketing mix. With so many channels today, these and ensuring that data is coherent at an enterprise level is vital.
Posted by: Jules | Jan 04, 2009 at 09:44 PM
Great news. Congratulations Tamara.
Posted by: Bill McCloskey | Dec 21, 2008 at 12:51 AM
A wise decision!
Posted by: Béate Vervaecke | Dec 20, 2008 at 03:21 PM
This is going to be GREAT! Kudos and remember to take deep breaths ;)
Cheers,
SAM
Posted by: Stephanie | Dec 16, 2008 at 03:53 PM
Good luck, Tamara! To set up my own business is the only thing I am dreaming about.
Posted by: Lana | Dec 15, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Tamara, welcome to the wonderful, sometimes scary but always exciting world of start-ups. You will do fine! Again, best of luck.
Posted by: Rick van Dijk | Dec 15, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Tamara, welcome to the wonderful, sometimes scary but always exciting world of start-ups. You will do fine! Again, best of luck.
Posted by: Rick van Dijk | Dec 15, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Good luck, Tamara.
Posted by: Chad White | Dec 13, 2008 at 02:00 AM
Good luck, Tamara.
Posted by: Chad White | Dec 13, 2008 at 01:54 AM
Success with your new career!
Posted by: Geert | Dec 11, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Congratulations Tamara! What an exciting move for you.
Cheers,
Tami Forman
Return Path
Posted by: Tami Forman | Dec 11, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Good luck. You'll do great.
Posted by: Pieter Jan De Queker | Dec 11, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Good luck and let the force be with you! :)
Posted by: Alec | Dec 11, 2008 at 09:22 AM
WOOOO HOOOOO!!!! Congrats Tamara....I am so happy for you. You will be awesome as you have the knowledge and the drive. Go for it!!
Posted by: Andrew Kordek | Dec 11, 2008 at 03:33 AM
Congratulations, Tamara. You will do great. You are clearly an expert at what you do.
Posted by: Neil Anuskiewicz | Dec 11, 2008 at 01:58 AM
> Wish me luck!
Good luck Tamara! :-) (Not that you'll need it)
Posted by: Mark Brownlow | Dec 10, 2008 at 10:11 PM